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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

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Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, Brussells: award of associate membership to Charles Darwin, 16 Dec. 1870

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 229: 25
Scope and Contents From the Class:

This class comprises certificates, awards and diplomas presented to Charles Darwin during his lifetime. The correspondence relating to the presentation of these diplomas is listed separately under DAR 230.

Dates: 16 Dec. 1870
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Francis Xavier Brosius' method of finding the latitude by double altitudes of the Sun, 1817-11-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/41: 50-56
Scope and Contents

Letter and proposal, sent to Captain Thomas Hurd.

Dates: 1817-11-17
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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From J.J. Linden, Brussels, 5 Jan. 1845

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8189/36
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: In the following correspondence, which mostly relates to the various aspects of Pamplin's business career, are represented many of the leading botanists of the middle decades of the nineteenth century. A similar, though larger, collection is in the Archives Department of the University of Wales, Bangor (Pamplin Papers); and other letters, diaries and notebooks are held at the National Library of Wales (MSS 7492-7509). The following letters are mounted on paper, frequently two letters to a...
Dates: 5 Jan. 1845
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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From Nicolas Funck, Brussels, 10 Dec. 1844

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8189/26
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: In the following correspondence, which mostly relates to the various aspects of Pamplin's business career, are represented many of the leading botanists of the middle decades of the nineteenth century. A similar, though larger, collection is in the Archives Department of the University of Wales, Bangor (Pamplin Papers); and other letters, diaries and notebooks are held at the National Library of Wales (MSS 7492-7509). The following letters are mounted on paper, frequently two letters to a...
Dates: 10 Dec. 1844
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from A.L. Rutot, Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, Brussels, 28 June 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8064/2
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

A small collection of letters to Henry Woods, written mainly in English, with a few in French.

Dates: 28 June 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from A.L. Rutot, Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, Brussels, 11 Nov. 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8064/7
Scope and Contents

With envelope

Dates: 11 Nov. 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from E Van der Brouk to 'Nature' editor; written at [Brussels], 1895-01-01 - 1895-12-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 4259
Scope and Contents

Letter from E Van der Brouk to 'Nature' editor; written at [Brussels]


(Letter)

Dates: 1895-01-01 - 1895-12-31
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from E.F. Dupont, Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, Brussels, 27 Apr. 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8064/1
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

A small collection of letters to Henry Woods, written mainly in English, with a few in French.

Dates: 27 Apr. 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels, 1871-01-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 175: 13
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels


(Letter)

Dates: 1871-01-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels, 1870-12-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 175: 12
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels


(Letter)

Dates: 1870-12-15
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Léo Errera to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels, 1877-09-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 163: 27
Scope and Contents

Letter from Léo Errera to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels


(Letter)

Dates: 1877-09-30
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Léo Errera to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels, 1877-10-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 163: 28
Scope and Contents

Letter from Léo Errera to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels


(Letter)

Dates: 1877-10-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Léo Errera to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels, 1879-03-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 163: 29
Scope and Contents

Letter from Léo Errera to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Brussels


(Letter)

Dates: 1879-03-25
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from L[éo] E[rrera] to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Brussels postcard, 1898-12-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 4524
Scope and Contents

Letter from L[éo] E[rrera] to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Brussels postcard


(Letter)

Dates: 1898-12-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Manette van Gehuchten to Ruth Rees-Thomas née Darwin; written at Brussels in with envelope, 1945-03-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 258: 1970
Scope and Contents

Letter from Manette van Gehuchten to Ruth Rees-Thomas née Darwin; written at Brussels in with envelope


(Letter)

Dates: 1945-03-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Manette van Gehuchten to Ruth Rees-Thomas née Darwin; written at Brussels in with envelope, 1940-02-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 258: 1969
Scope and Contents

Letter from Manette van Gehuchten to Ruth Rees-Thomas née Darwin; written at Brussels in with envelope


(Letter)

Dates: 1940-02-26
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Sir George Howard Darwin to Maud Darwin née DuPuy; written at Brussels, 1886-02-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 1168
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir George Howard Darwin to Maud Darwin née DuPuy; written at Brussels


(Letter)

Dates: 1886-02-22
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique to Charles Robert Darwin conferring award of associate membership, 2 May 1881

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 230: 83
Scope and Contents From the Class:

This class comprises correspondence relating to the presentation of various diplomas and awards to Charles Darwin. The physical certificates are listed under DAR 229.

Dates: 2 May 1881
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Société Royale des Sciences Médicales et Naturelles de Bruxelles to Charles Robert Darwin conferring award of honorary membership, 15 Aug. 1878

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 230: 65
Scope and Contents

For related award, see MS DAR 229:66.

Dates: 15 Aug. 1878
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letters from observatories, 1853 - 1855

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/144
Scope and Contents Letters from various observatories on filling vacancies, the construction of time balls at Sydney and New Brunswick (with a plan), and the establishment of new observatories at Nottingham, Bristol and other locations. The correspondents include J. Challis, Sir W. Denison, C.E. Trevelyan, J.R. Hind, R. Stephenson, C.P. Smyth, C. Pritchard and M.J. Johnson. There are also two reports on Liverpool Observatory, a paper on Brussels Observatory, and a piece from 'Le Moniteur Universel' on the...
Dates: 1853 - 1855
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letters from observatories, 1860 - 1863

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/147
Scope and Contents Letters from various British and international observatories on filling vacancies, new equipment and the new observatory at Williamstown, Victoria. The correspondents include C. Todd, R.C. Carrington, J. Challis, C.P. Smyth, R. Grant, W. Lassell, N.R. Pogson, J.M. Gillis, W.S. Jacobs and R.L.J. Ellery. There is also a report on the Glasgow Observatory by R. Grant; a report on the Liverpool Observatory by J. Hartrup; a Spanish account by R.R. de Sousa Pinto on the Madrid, Paris, Brussels and...
Dates: 1860 - 1863
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letters from observatories, 1852 - 1858

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/145
Scope and Contents Letters from various British and international observatories on filling vacancies, explanation of the mechanism and construction of time balls at Copenhagen and Edinburgh, the establishment of an observatory at Quebec, and the purchase of chronometers for the Lisbon Observatory. The correspondents include Admiral Radstock, B.A. Gould, J. Glaisher, J. Challis, C.P. Smyth, M.J. Johnson, J.F.W. Herschel and C. Frodsham. There are reports on the Brussels Observatory, 1852-1853, by L.A. Quetelet;...
Dates: 1852 - 1858
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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NS II Means of distribution-111 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.2: 113
Scope and Contents

All Geographical Miles [distances and flying times for birds] [distances from London]


Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Observations and calculations of longitude, 1857 - 1862

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/115
Scope and Contents Observations, reports and calculations for the longitude of places in North America by W.B. Jack; the longitude of Chicago; differences in longitude observed by Pulkova and Dorpat; longitudes of places in Australia; and the longitudes of Shanghai, Paris, Vienna, Ghent, Brussels, New Westminster, Canada, Williamstown, Victoria and Newton Abbot, Devon. The volume also includes various works, maps, reports, observations and correspondence on solar eclipses. There is substantial material on the...
Dates: 1857 - 1862
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on Royal Astronomical Society, 1853 - 1854

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/234
Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Royal Astronomical Society, including a lecture by Airy on the determination of longitudes by galvanic signals; a paper by Airy on the reduction of the observations of the Revd T. Catton; an address by Airy on delivering the medal to Herr Rümker; a paper by Airy on the difference of longitude between the observatories of Brussels and Greenwich as determined by galvanic signals; correspondence on pendulum experiments; a manuscript by J. Bloxam on clock escapements;...
Dates: 1853 - 1854
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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